Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold generally steady on all weights, with the exception of 500-549 lbs steers which sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves all sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Quality today was mostly average to very attractive and higher overall compared to last week. Demand for cattle to develop into yearlings remains very good with additional buyers noticed this week actively bidding on lightweight calves. Some buyers were willing to buy heavier weight calves this week to develop into yearlings. Buyers took steers up to 550 lbs and heifer up to 535 lbs for this purpose. Demand for heifers to develop into replacements remains very good as a good crowd of ranchers was on hand again this week bidding on high quality heifer offerings. Market activity today was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Cow quality was not as attractive this week as last and packers showed lighter demand for limited offerings. Weigh up conditions were also mostly below average this week as most cows were pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill. The best demand was for short term feeding cows to hold for the upcoming holiday or to turn out on corn stalks in the corn-belt. Short-term feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. High quality feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower on a much lower quality offering. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend as most cows sold as feeding cows this week. Steady to lower undertones were noticed on all slaughter cow offerings. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested this week as most offerings sold to feeding buyers, no trend is available. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady in a narrow comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.46/cwt on 1,413 head.

Average price

$214.46

1,413 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$66.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.70

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	441	237.50	1,047	21
Medium and Large 1-2	438	225.02	986	64
Medium and Large 1	527	213.97	1,128	1,316
Large 1	673	171.33	1,153	12thin

One grade step is worth $66.17/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale1,413 hd

214.46

—

MT average5 barns · 4,649 hd

205.76

+8.70

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	—	Low	1,618	87.35	1,413	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,785	70.50	1,258	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,409	64.49	909	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	59.42	704	92

Every lot, as filed

68 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	Large 1Unweaned	—	688	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	317	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,023	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	211.02/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,085	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	242.45/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,052	18
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	389	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	786	17
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	434	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	864	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	194.50/cwt	186.00–195.25	1,196	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	260.38/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,005	64
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	578	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	212.17/cwt	204.00–219.00	891	57
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	607	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	941	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	744	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	382	253.61/cwt	240.00–261.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	243.07/cwt	235.00–244.75	1,048	69
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	598	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	729	163.60/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,193	35
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	441	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	316	291.22/cwt	285.00–296.00	920	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	214.26/cwt	204.00–223.25	1,125	374
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	225.25/cwt	219.00–234.00	969	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	189.87/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,003	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	499	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,058	11
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	641	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	197.88/cwt	192.00–203.50	1,134	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	226.14/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,065	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	177.91/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,185	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	990	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	185.25/cwt	183.00–205.50	948	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	49.69/cwt	46.00–53.00	482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,179	59.54/cwt	52.00–62.00	702	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,210	65.09/cwt	62.50–69.00	788	21
Bulls	—	—	1,648	80.77/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,331	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	42.45/cwt	39.00–44.00	471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	57.71/cwt	50.50–59.00	716	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,258	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	55.57/cwt	51.00–59.50	786	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,403	62.32/cwt	56.50–68.00	874	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,421	70.07/cwt	67.00–72.25	996	25
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,555	94.15/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,464	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,815	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,561	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	76.11/cwt	65.00–104.00	838	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	902	105.59/cwt	80.00–113.00	952	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	907	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	583	206.77/cwt	197.50–211.25	1,205	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	219.24/cwt	217.00–220.00	851	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	538	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,060	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	367	209.51/cwt	200.00–213.50	769	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	171.27/cwt	166.50–179.00	988	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	429	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	802	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	196.15/cwt	188.00–208.00	934	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	193.12/cwt	183.50–195.50	1,018	171
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	507	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	880	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	216.97/cwt	215.00–225.00	822	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	158.55/cwt	153.00–161.50	1,053	47

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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