Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher, except 500-549 lbs which sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Yearling quality was average to attractive, while calf quality was mostly attractive. Package sizes were larger this week as heavier supplies are starting to be seen. Demand was mostly moderate to good for both calves and yearlings. The best demand seen this week was for light calves under 450 lbs of both sexes which could be developed into yearlings. Calves with two rounds of vaccinations sold with a premium to calves with only spring shots. Market activity this week was mostly active as a large crowd was seen with both order buyers and rancher actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Feeding buyers showed mostly moderate demand early in the sale but demand lightened as the sale progressed. Private cow feeders purchased many sets of thin cows early in the sale to preg-check and turn out on corn stalks. Packers showed mostly moderate demand for feeding cows but were not as aggressive as last week as supplies were much heavier this week. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-5.00 lower as demand for slaughter cows was lighter this sale. Cow and bull quality was average to very attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to above average for buyers this week. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Packers opted to feed most of the bull offering which made comparisons difficult. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.53/cwt on 1,071 head.

Average price

$203.53

1,071 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$389

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$62.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	208.58	1,083	911
Medium and Large 1-2	470	201.63	948	74
Medium 1-2	531	185.00	982	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	470	149.64	703	32
Large 1	1,005	146.56	1,472	45

One grade step is worth $62.02/cwt here — about −$389 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 sale1,071 hd

203.53

—

MT average5 barns · 2,895 hd

197.14

+6.39

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	1,722	97.28	1,676	31
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,768	84.00	1,485	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	79.36	1,226	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	74.57	1,020	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	69.43	816	325

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,675	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$1,200	8

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2Unweaned	—	364	193.00/cwt	192.00–193.50	703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,280	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	20
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	388	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	165.22/cwt	162.00–166.50	1,611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	180.40/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,505	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	205.32/cwt	198.50–215.00	760	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	188.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	901	116
Heifers	Medium 1	—	605	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,065	61
Steers	Large 1	—	1,047	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,518	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	187.67/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,079	60
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	535	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	207.34/cwt	201.00–213.00	684	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	316	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	635	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,272	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	205.00/cwt	196.00–213.50	1,076	373
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	225.73/cwt	217.00–231.00	955	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,352	20
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	498	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	737	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	531	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	236.33/cwt	230.00–237.50	780	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	426	207.51/cwt	195.00–210.00	884	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	977	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	218.76/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,000	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	224.80/cwt	222.00–226.00	877	83
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	438	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	664	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	386	211.47/cwt	202.50–215.00	816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,063	7
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	569	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	192.86/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,032	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,100	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,689	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	668	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	167.12/cwt	166.50–169.00	1,399	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	14
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,107	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,398	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	313	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	728	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,172	67.18/cwt	64.50–68.50	787	23
Bulls	—	—	1,788	94.50/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,690	9
Bulls	—	—	2,170	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	71.35/cwt	69.50–76.50	854	159
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	60.83/cwt	55.00–68.50	678	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	75.94/cwt	73.00–76.50	1,176	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,542	81.75/cwt	81.75–81.75	1,261	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,428	70.90/cwt	70.50–72.00	1,012	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,404	80.44/cwt	80.25–81.50	1,129	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	77.69/cwt	77.50–78.00	1,129	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	74.45/cwt	71.50–77.00	1,032	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	64.80/cwt	58.50–70.50	910	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	954	62.77/cwt	61.00–64.00	599	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,222	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	971	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,768	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,334	75.03/cwt	72.50–78.50	1,001	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,182	70.59/cwt	69.00–75.00	834	92
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,880	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,805	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,415	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,174	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,715	101.86/cwt	99.50–103.50	1,747	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,594	97.25/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	987	85.74/cwt	76.00–100.00	846	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	916	109.82/cwt	91.00–120.00	1,006	67
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,145	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	164.16/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	172.86/cwt	172.50–173.50	1,265	36
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,025	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,609	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	980	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,401	30
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,124	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	929	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	171.26/cwt	166.00–173.50	1,308	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	196.97/cwt	193.00–205.00	845	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	180.04/cwt	178.00–185.00	947	69
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	427	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	162.60/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,496	52
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	512	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	781	15

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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