Sale reports / Montana / Miles City Livestock Commission / 2022-09-20

Miles City Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 20
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
81 vs last sale 712 1,850 vs year ago 2,481 · 74.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
47 vs last sale 171 677 vs year ago 895 · 75.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
8 vs last sale 13 462 vs year ago 483 · 95.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(9-13-22): Feeder steer offerings were higher, however they were too lightly tested the previous week to develop a market trend. Yearling heifers under 800 lbs sold 6.00- 9.00 lower, heifers 800-950 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, all other weights of heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last sale to develop a market trend. Demand and offerings for feeder cattle was light to moderate. Market activity was mostly moderate. Feeding cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a slightly larger offering this week. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $216.25/cwt on 377 head.
Average price
$216.25
377 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$45.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.40
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540217.451,173367
Medium and Large 1-2476172.3082010thin
One grade step is worth $45.15/cwt here — about $353 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 sale377 hd
216.25
MT average3 barns · 652 hd
205.85
+10.40
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
BullsHigh1,685100.431,69260
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35991.251,2409thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35286.781,17394
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08583.9891113

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
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1101thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,003$1075

Every lot, as filed

53 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 11,026162.45/cwt160.00–163.001,66722
SteersMedium and Large 1777185.63/cwt182.00–186.001,44219
SteersMedium and Large 1502222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,11412
SteersMedium and Large 1904172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5594
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural543215.62/cwt214.50–216.751,171200
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural457233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,065106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510162.00/cwt162.00–162.008261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430174.00/cwt174.00–174.007482
SteersMedium and Large 1997165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6453
SteersMedium and Large 1820181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,4881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2351190.00/cwt190.00–190.006674
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678146.00/cwt146.00–146.009902
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed840168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4112
HeifersMedium and Large 1876168.30/cwt164.50–170.501,47453
BullsMedium and Large 1335185.00/cwt185.00–185.006202
BullsMedium and Large 1870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0881
BullsMedium and Large 11,073129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3843
BullsMedium and Large 11,173116.01/cwt115.00–117.001,3612
HeifersMedium and Large 1391200.00/cwt200.00–200.007825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2855156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3341
SteersMedium and Large 1610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
SteersMedium and Large 1855175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 1427222.00/cwt222.00–222.009485
SteersMedium and Large 1475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0141
SteersMedium and Large 1588193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1358
SteersMedium and Large 1680187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575162.96/cwt156.00–166.0093710
HeifersMedium and Large 1811172.67/cwt172.00–173.501,40011
HeifersMedium and Large 1500191.00/cwt191.00–191.0095511
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy653208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2681153.62/cwt153.50–154.001,0464
HeifersMedium and Large 1976163.68/cwt163.50–164.001,59822
HeifersMedium and Large 1782172.60/cwt171.00–173.501,35013
HeifersMedium and Large 1923165.23/cwt162.00–166.001,52536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524165.92/cwt165.50–166.0086925
HeifersMedium and Large 1707174.14/cwt171.50–175.501,2316
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2905110.00/head110.00–110.001101
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,003106.60/head104.00–117.501075
BullsNatural1,892101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,9113
Bulls1,19581.00/cwt81.00–81.009681
Bulls1,586103.59/cwt102.00–106.501,64322
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,35093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,2626
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,36186.77/cwt84.50–88.001,18156
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,24191.32/cwt91.00–91.501,1336
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28574.00/cwt74.00–74.009511
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11588.35/cwt87.00–88.509858
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33785.91/cwt77.00–91.001,14931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59491.10/cwt90.00–93.501,4523
CowsLean 85-90%1,00877.55/cwt76.00–80.007823
CowsLean 85-90%1,07876.14/cwt74.00–78.008212
Bulls1,74598.91/cwt90.50–102.501,72634

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.