Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were scarcely tested this week, thus no trend can be established. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly light to moderate for very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Several sets of fall calves were seen this week, demand for these offerings was light to moderate. Pasture and range continues to be in mostly good condition and most yearlings will not be marketed until late summer. Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering today. Slaughter cows sold on good to very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower on boning and breaking cows. Lean cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand from western packers remains very good and continues to support slaughter cow prices here in Montana. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week and mostly poorer than last week. Cow quality was average this week and overall not as attractive as last week. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower, with both quality and weigh conditions impacting buying decisions. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Young age cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly average this week. Demand remains mostly good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.67/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$164.67

18 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.75

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	171.00	942	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	587	158.33	930	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $12 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 sale18 hd

164.67

—

MT average2 barns · 307 hd

157.92

+6.75

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	—	Average	1,849	110.07	2,035	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	86.46	1,385	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,377	84.89	1,169	353
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	84.36	1,008	154

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	849	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,093	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,074	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	110.49/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,208	36
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,158	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,071	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	96.63/cwt	88.00–118.00	1,140	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	94.70/cwt	90.00–108.00	984	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	936	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,133	104.22/cwt	102.50–106.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,143	120.44/cwt	115.00–124.50	2,581	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,302	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,058	109.40/cwt	104.00–111.00	2,251	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,355	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,165	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	118.37/cwt	112.50–124.00	2,389	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	74.95/cwt	71.00–78.50	704	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	88.45/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,158	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	83.94/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,172	144
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	87.59/cwt	84.50–88.75	1,389	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,121	79.03/cwt	77.50–79.50	886	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	90.02/cwt	89.50–90.50	1,418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	81.49/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,388	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	83.31/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,012	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,066	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	77.49/cwt	71.00–79.00	942	19
Bulls	—	—	1,790	107.19/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,919	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,258	87.05/cwt	80.50–87.50	1,095	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,376	84.56/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,164	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,364	89.62/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,222	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	80.32/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,101	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,132	88.59/cwt	88.25–92.00	1,003	35
Bulls	—	—	1,854	115.04/cwt	112.00–119.50	2,133	6
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,500	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	2,988	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,370	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,336	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,173	84.91/cwt	81.00–88.00	996	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	95.91/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,466	9

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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